gamble + gamble architects

Our Focus

We are engaged in intelligent, site responsive design at all scales with a special focus on the creation of healthy, beautiful environments.

From new construction, interior design, historic preservation, and planning, all executed through old school, rigorous creative thinking, we work to define high quality sites, spaces and objects. We have worked with a number of clients to develop growing art and antique collections. We love design!

Our Story

Michael Gamble founded Gamble & Associates in 1993 and focused on high end residential projects. Lee Ann Gamble joined the firm in 2000 after working for 10 years at TVS&A Atlanta, a large commercial firm where she was a Senior Associate. Through her experience working on large retail developments, office buildings and convention centers, G+G was able to engage in commercial work and expand the firm. Current residential design and commercial work is concerned with new construction, historic preservation, rehabilitation and adaptive re-use with an emphasis on helping clients define high quality, ecologically sustainable interior and exterior environments.

G+G is a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise. Lee Ann Gamble, President and majority owner of the firm, has 27 years of experience as an architect, specializing in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, retail and commercial projects. She also has experience in hospitality, office building design and interior fit out. Lee Ann is a LEED Accredited Professional.

All Gamble + Gamble staff have degrees in architecture. Michael Gamble and Lee Ann Gamble, Principals of the firm, are registered architects. Our staff consists of four Associate Architects who each hold a Master’s Degree in Architecture, including one with an additional degree in Interior Architecture.

Our core values: Honesty in all things, Commitment to our client and team goals, Integrity in thought and action, Compassion to make the world a more humane and beautiful place.

The firm’s work is published in local and national periodicals and has won numerous awards: Finalist in the World Architecture Fesitval, Singapore; two AIA Georgia Merit Awards, an AIA Atlanta Honor Award and the AIA Emerging Voices Award. G+G was the winner of the Kendeda Sustainable House Competition, sponsored by the Kendeda Fund, Charis Community Housing and Southface Energy Institute. G+G’s design research and creative work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

Our Methodology

Great projects emerge from a close dialog between owners, design professionals and contractors. We strive to meet and exceed your expectations by listening closely to programmatic needs and being mindful of budgets and other constraints to produce projects of lasting beauty. Our goal is to assemble a strong team as early in the design process as possible.

In order to express the complexity of architectural work, we use various drawing types along with digital and hand made 3d models, enabling clients to perceive evolving design solutions.

OverviewLee Ann Gamble has 27 years of experience in the field of Architecture. She joined G + G as a partner in 2000, after working ten years for Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. At TVS, Lee Ann was a Senior Associate managing large commercial development projects with a specialty in retail development. Her experience also includes hotel, office building and convention center work.

With G+G, Lee Ann has worked on projects ranging from large residential to hotel, restaurant and commercial design. G+G has been awarded several AIA Georgia and AIA Atlanta design awards, as well as an award from the Southeastern Brick Institute. G+G was awarded the 2001 American Institute of Architects Emerging Voices Award.

Lee Ann currently serves on the Auburn University Deanâ€™s Advisory Board for the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction. She also served on the Auburn University CADC Capitol Campaign Committee. Lee Ann served the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards as a Research Fellow, was a lecturer at the winter symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary of the College of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University in 2007, and Exhibition of Selected Projects â€“ Women in Architecture Symposium, Auburn University 1993.

Educational BackgroundLee Ann received the Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University School of Architecture in 1990 where she was awarded the Fifth Year Book Award for Design Excellence, the AIAS Leadership award (1988-89) and was named a Tau Sigma Delta Academic Honorary.

OverviewMichael is a registered architect, Director of Graduate Studies at Georgia Tech’s School of Architecture, and creative director at Gamble + Gamble Architects in Atlanta. His design-driven research operates at a variety of scales, from house to city, with emphases on innovation, alternative energy, and building technology pursued within the context of a larger concern for the creation of healthy, well-conceived environments. He has received numerous awards for excellence in design and scholarship. His love of design at all scales is evident in his teaching, research and practice.

Educational BackgroundGamble received the Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University in 1989, a Master of Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990, and a Master of Design Studies with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1996.

Kasia Zycinska is an Associate Creative Director and a project manager with 9 years of experience in the field of architecture. She has an expertise in all phases of project development on small to medium scale. Kasia moved to the US from Poland 13 years ago and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture from University of Memphis. Kasia joined G+G in 2013 after receiving her Master of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech she focused her studies on architectural representation, the inhabitation of residential space and the sense of domesticity. With her extensive travel abroad, visual arts and graphic design experience, she offers a unique perspective on the practice of architecture. Kasia has a special interest in urban design and multifamily housing, as well as architectural planning and programming.

Ian Fralick is an Associate Director of Historic Preservation and a project manager with expertise in all phases of project development on medium to large scale national register / historic tax credit projects. Ian has 7 years of experience in the field of Architecture. He joined G+G in 2013, after receiving his Master of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology where his graduate studies focused on city planning and community development. Ian also has a special interest in state and municipal regulatory processes and community involvement. Since joining G+G, Ian has successfully pursued a number of variance, special exception and rezoning requests by gaining neighborhood support through community outreach.

Will Gravlee received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Georgia in 2006 and a Master of Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. Will’s background in graphic design, residential construction, and furniture design along with 5 years of experience in the field of Architecture adds to an already extensive collection of ability and knowledge found at G+G. After receiving his Master of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he worked with a small design build firm to purchase and restore historical buildings in his home town of Columbus. He joined G+G in 2015, where his areas of focus range from work on existing historical homes and buildings to commercial interiors, and new multi-family projects. Like everyone at G + G, Will’s creative and technical input are vital to the process of many projects in the office. As an architectural associate, Will is responsible for helping keep projects, in various phases of construction, all moving forward as efficiently as possible.

Andres is a recent graduate from Georgia Tech and an intern architect at Gamble & Gamble. Andres is from Quito, Ecuador, where he worked in design and construction for an architecture firm specializing in housing at various scales. Andres was recognized with the Gold Medal of Universidad San Francisco de Quito for his thesis project called “Regulator Plan Riobamba” where he explored housing from the urban scale to the unit scale. He was recognized with the first prize in the Pan-American Biennial of Architecture in Quito in 2012 for his thesis project. In addition to his educational background, he has participated in many international workshops and internships exploring how architecture behaves in different environments, not only from the climate and tectonic perspective, but from various cultural, political and economic points of view.

Andres has a special interest for domesticity and how technological development will shape cities and buildings for the next century. He complemented his research interest at the Georgia Institute of Technology leading the Net Zero Energy – Cross Laminated Timber Housing Prototype. He also explored the field of digital fabrication and visual representation as a student in Georgia Tech. He joined Gamble & Gamble in 2017 where he has focused in housing regulatory processes and international standards. In addition, Andres has reached an advanced level in visualization techniques through the utilization of many software tools. Since he joined G & G he has successfully provided and shown strong design skills, accompanied by exceptional visual imaging techniques.

Educational Background

Andres received the Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in 2011 with honors, and a Master of Architecture from Georgia Tech in 2018. He has participated in architecture workshops and internships in different countries, such as Poland and Colombia. Tech in spring of 2018.

Princess Lopez, Project Accountant / Bookkeeper

Overview

Princess joined Gamble & Gamble in 2017 with over 17 years in accounting. Her previous experience has included auditing, cost and project accounting for residential and commercial developers, government contractors, non-profit organizations and institutes of higher learning. Aside from accounting, she also has volunteered over 150 hours as a tax preparer for senior citizens and low-income families with VITA.

Princess also served eight years active duty in the United States Army as a medical laboratory technician during Desert Storm and a research technician at the Letterman Army Research Institute in Presidio of San Francisco.

Educational Background

Princess received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from Hood College in Frederick, MD in 2003 and a Master of Accounting with a minor in Information Systems from Strayer University in 2005.